Walker brothers want Titans NRL job
Aug 22, 2017 - 11:36 PM Queensland Cup-winning coach Shane Walker unequivocally believes he and his brother Ben are the men to turn Gold Coast into an NRL powerhouse.The pair, who won the 2015 Queensland Cup with Ipswich playing a brand of football that was labelled revolutionary, have declared they want to fill the Titans' coaching role left vacant by Monday's axing of Neil Henry.
Younger brother Shane, 39, who played 150 NRL matches with Brisbane and South Sydney in an 11-year career, believes there's no reason their possession-first philosophy couldn't translate to success in first-grade.
"The way we coach with Ipswich - basically we do two days a week - so we're more than confident if we've got a team full time ... if we've got a team where we do 30-40 hours a week with, well, anything's possible," Walker told AAP.
"We see it as a sleeping giant. People on the Gold Coast love their footy, they just need a reason now to love the team.
"We're sure that we can bring out the best in the Titans."
The Walkers are one of several potential candidates being touted for the Titans' role including Queensland coach Kevin Walters.
Despite having no NRL coaching experience, Walker says he and his brother were part of NRL organisations from the time they were 14 and cited Paul Green's transition from Queensland Cup-winning coach to NRL premiership winner with North Queensland as a blueprint.
"We had careers where we played for 11 or 12 years at NRL level," Walker said.
"We've been coached by Wayne Bennett, we had Craig Bellamy as his assistant.
"We've had success with our own team, with an organisation that was on the scrapheap themselves. They were wooden spooners and very low budget. We're no stranger to building successful organisations."
Walker is also confident their coaching style would fit with controversial Titans marquee man Jarryd Hayne.
"Across our time as coaches and also our time as owners of our own individual businesses which we've built from the ground up, we haven't encountered anyone so far that we haven't been able to get the best out of," Walker said.
"Jarryd would be no different."
Source: AAP
No one has shouted yet.
Be the first!
Be the first!
Related News
- Brenko Lee joins NRL's Gold Coast Titans Dec 20
- Titans' Taylor seeking Johns NRL wisdom Dec 19
- Coast junior Elgey eyes Titans NRL future Dec 15
- New Gold Coast chair Watt eyes staff boost Dec 14
- Titans spooked by new NRL coach: Peats Dec 13
- NRL sale of Titans reportedly complete Dec 13
- Gordon finally returns home to NRL Titans Dec 11
- Gordon in talks with NRL's Titans Dec 6
- Lawrence retires, Latu linked to Titans Nov 28
- Brennan defends Titans' NRL staff choices Nov 27
- Brennan plans for NRL life without Hayne Nov 21
- Titans sign Mitch Rein on one-year deal Nov 19